I just asked my daughter who worked for Bechtel here in the Hanford Nuclear Area. This is what I asked her.
“At your work you had a passcode to get into your computers but did your boss also have access to get into your computers?”
Her reply was:
“Yes and no. We made up our own passwords that only we know, but we also had a database administrator and IT support. If they had need to, they could access our computers.”
What I don’t know is WHERE exactly were these passcodes of the SoS posted? Was it on the County Clerks website? If so it sounds like based on what my daughter said the SoS could of herself or got one of her henchmen to access the County Clerks computer and put them there themselves. I think that is what the County Clerk believes happened.
Does this make any sense?
It does; we work the same here at the state. No one knows my password but me, and I’m required to change it periodically. If we’re in the office, we’re not allowed to even go to the printer or bathroom with our computer screen unlocked; it’s a HIPAA violation.
Other people including IT can access my computer, but they have to log in as themselves or I have to be on my computer & give them permission to access my computer remotely (like when they’re loading new software or fixing a problem).
A good forensic IT person should be able to determine who logged in (the login and password anyway) and when.
But I’m like you; I can’t tell whose website and whose passwords are involved! Guess I have to be patient. *taps foot*